Pune (Maharashtra):Asserting the importance of press freedom, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that two Kerala-based channels which were banned for 48 hours have been restored.
"Two Kerala channels were banned for 48 hours, we immediately found out what actually happened and immediately restored the channels. Our basic thought process is that press freedom is absolutely essential for a democratic setup," Javadekar told reporters here.
The Minister assured that further detailed investigation will be carried out and accordingly necessary steps will be taken.
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"And that is the commitment of the Modi government as we fought an Emergency in which press freedom was muzzled. We went to jail to stop the muzzling of the press and we secured press freedom. So, even Prime Minister expressed concern on this issue. I will go into details and take essential steps if there has been any wrongdoing. Also, everybody accepts it has to be responsible for freedom," the Minister added.